Addressing Water Security in the Caribbean

Cambio climático y asentamientos de migrantes del norte de Centroamérica en México: vulnerabilidades y riesgos

En este artículo se analizan los posibles vínculos de dos fenómenos de alto impacto que se presentan en el territorio mexicano: los efectos del cambio climático en municipios mexicanos y la inmigración de personas provenientes de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras que residen en diferentes municipios del país según el Censo de Población y Vivienda de 2020. Se intenta ver si hay convergencia o no y, en caso de haberla, qué consecuencias inmediatas se observan, y se recomiendan medidas a las autoridades públicas para su debida atención. Por un lado, el estudio se centra en los estados y municipio…

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Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Resilient and affordable housing in the Caribbean: Policy recommendations towards a transformative, green and inclusive recovery strategy. Policy Brief

The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…

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Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Welcome the Comprehensive Development Plan, Prepared by the UN and Presented by ECLAC, and Commit to Efforts to Move Forward on its Implementation

Senior authorities from the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico officially received today the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) prepared by the United Nations and coordinated by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at the countries’ request to address the structural causes of irregular migration with a development and integration perspective, welcoming its initiatives and committing themselves to continue working to foster greater regional integration based on dialogue and cooperation. The Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, …

Gobiernos de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y México acogen el Plan de Desarrollo Integral, preparado por ONU y presentado por la CEPAL, y comprometen esfuerzos para avanzar en su realización

Altas autoridades de los gobiernos de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y México recibieron hoy oficialmente el Plan de Desarrollo Integral (PDI) elaborado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas y coordinado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a petición de estos países para abordar las causas estructurales de la migración irregular con una perspectiva de desarrollo y de integración, acogieron con beneplácito sus iniciativas y se comprometieron a continuar trabajando para fomentar una mayor integración regional basada en el diálogo y la cooperación. El Plan de …

Governos de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras e México acolhem o Plano de Desenvolvimento Integral, preparado pela ONU e apresentado pela CEPAL, e se comprometem a envidar esforços para avançar em sua realização

Altas autoridades dos governos de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras e México receberam hoje oficialmente o Plano de Desenvolvimento Integral (PDI), elaborado pela Organização das Nações Unidas e coordenado pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) a pedido desses países para abordar as causas estruturais da migração irregular com uma perspectiva de desenvolvimento e de integração, acolheram com satisfação suas iniciativas e se comprometeram a continuar trabalhando para fomentar uma maior integração regional com base no diálogo e na cooperação. O Plano de Desenvolvimento I…

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Affirm their Commitment to Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean committed themselves today to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and ensuring that migration be an option, rather than an obligation, at the closing session of the regional review meeting on implementation of the Compact, which was co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participants in this high-level meeting – which too…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendan su compromiso con la migración segura, ordenada y regular

Representantes de los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometieron hoy a implementar el Pacto Mundial para la Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular y garantizar que la migración sea una opción y no una obligación, en la clausura de la reunión de revisión regional de implementación del Pacto, que fue coorganizada por la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), en su calidad de Coordinador de la Red de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Migración, y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). En la reunión de alto nivel, que se desarrolló de manera virtual …

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmam seu compromisso com a migração segura, ordenada e regular

Representantes dos governos da América Latina e do Caribe se comprometeram a implementar o Pacto Mundial para a Migração Segura, Ordenada e Regular e garantir que a migração seja uma opção e não uma obrigação, no encerramento da reunião de revisão regional sobre a implementação do Pacto, que foi coorganizada pela Organização Internacional para as Migrações (OIM), na qualidade de Coordenador da Rede das Nações Unidas sobre Migração, e a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL). A reunião de alto nível, realizada de maneira virtual de 26 a 28 de abril, contou com a participaçã…

Countries Reiterate Commitment to Implementing the Global Compact and Urge for Viewing Migration as a Contribution to Democracy, Diversity and Sustainable Development

Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries reiterated their commitment today to the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and they urged for viewing migration as a contribution to democracy, diversity and sustainable development and for respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of migrants and supporting them in their vulnerable situation, during a virtual regional meeting to review the Compact co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migrati…

Países reiteran compromiso con la implementación del Pacto Mundial e instan a observar la migración como una contribución a la democracia, la diversidad y el desarrollo sostenible

Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe reiteraron hoy su compromiso con la implementación del Pacto Mundial para la Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular, e instaron a observar la migración como una contribución a la democracia, la diversidad y el desarrollo sostenible, a respetar, proteger y cumplir los derechos de los migrantes y a apoyarlos en su situación de vulnerabilidad, durante la reunión virtual de revisión regional del Pacto coorganizada por la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), en su calidad de Coordinador de la Red de las Naciones Unidas sobre…

Countries of the Region Stress the Urgency of Equitable Vaccination and a Transformative Recovery to Build a Better World in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda

Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…